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to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder

5

last night; yesterday evening

4

break in the deadlock

1

to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision

6

at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

5

more than usual; especially; particularly

1

tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe

1

to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

1

anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity

6

at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

2

dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt

3

to assist; to help out

1

to watch over; to watch attentively

3

duty; role; function

7

to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)

1

to beg; to ask; to request; to invite

2

to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

3

the end

5

on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually

1

lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

5

to become desperate; to give in to despair

1

shoulder

10

to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)

2

(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience

4

to wrap up

1

to fight against; to oppose; to face

3

playing house

1

doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious

3

struggle for existence

1

to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear

1

stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)

2

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

3

to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

3

word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake

1

to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise

1

regret; repentance

1

to tell (somebody) to (do something)

1

precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred

1

to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)

1

desperation; despair; self-abandonment

2

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

4

plural; multiple; several

4

amber

3

negligent; careless; (arch.) easygoing; (arch.) relaxed

1

to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except

1

infantry; infantryman; foot soldier

5

engineering works; civil engineering; public works

1

going north

3

protective wall; bulwark

1